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Prison population climbs to six-month high despite early-release scheme

The prison population hit 87,556 on Monday, according to new data published by the Ministry of Justice.

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood: Serco’s performance fitting electronic tags ‘not good enough’

Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023.

Evening Standard

UK rape victims are waiting too long for court cases, say top lawyers

Campaigners urge overhaul of system for prioritising hearings as less serious crimes move ahead in queue

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MoJ apologises to woman subjected to racism in prison mother and baby unit

The woman, who is black, was told to go back to her country, while her baby boy was referred to as a ‘monkey’

The Guardian - UK

Recall to prison needs urgent reform to avoid overcrowding crisis, charity warns

The sentences are less effective than other community-based solutions, the Prison Reform Trust said.

Evening Standard

Prison population up by more than 1,000 since start of year, figures show

The number of inmates grew by 1,184 in the five weeks from December 30 and February 3, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

The Independent UK

Watchdog warns of ‘national security threat’ from drone drug drops to jails

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving up control of airspace above HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin.

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Major justice reforms needed to stop court backlog rising, MPs told

Court listings are running into 2027, with prosecutors warning victims face wait times of between two and five years before a case goes to trial.

Evening Standard

Convicted killer who battered neighbour to death jailed for rest of his life

Brian Whitelock assaulted Wendy Buckney, 71, with various weapons in a savage assault in August 2022.

Evening Standard

Winter Appeal: How Switchback is helping homeless ex-offenders get on their feet

Switchback is one of a group of organisations being funded by a £50,000 grant from our Winter Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, A Place to Call Home

Evening Standard

‘Immediate security action’ taken after prison maps leaked on dark web

The Ministry of Justice said it was aware of a data breach after reports that detailed layouts had been shared online in the past two weeks.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Record number of ex-offenders charged with serious new crimes while on probation

Exclusive: The record figures coincided with the first five months of the Tories’ emergency move to free prisoners early

The Independent UK

Fishmongers’ Hall hero warns of more IPP prisoner suicides as he is finally freed from indefinite jail term

Marc Conway, who helped tackle a terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest, has backed The Independent’s campaign for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed

The Independent UK

Crown court backlog could hit 100,000 without ‘radical’ action – watchdog

Anthony Rogers said measures like resorting to judge-only trials may need to be considered.

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Attacks on prison staff in England and Wales hit 21-year high

More than 10,000 such assaults were recorded in the year to June, Ministry of Justice figures show.

Evening Standard

Prison population dips 3% as inmates released early to cut overcrowding

there were 85,867 prisoners behind bars in England and Wales on Monday.

Evening Standard

Revealed: Courts are issuing targets for fast-track Single Justice Procedure cases

The Ministry of Justice says targets in the Single Justice Procedure should not be happening

The Guardian - UK

Justice secretary urged to place Winchester prison into emergency measures

Inspectorate wrote to Shabana Mahmood citing violence, drug and security problems at Hampshire jail

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The Independent UK

Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Peer insists there is still ‘everything to play for’ after government poured cold water on bill to resentence IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

37 prisoners incorrectly freed from jail under government’s early release scheme

The Ministry of Justice confirmed that five prisoners have not yet been returned to jail

The Independent UK

‘Inhumane’ and understaffed Wandsworth Prison ‘having worst year in memory’, finds report

Watchdog accuses Ministry of Justice of having ignored its concerns over crisis-stricken London prison

The Guardian - UK

Union warns of probation officer shortage ahead of prisoners’ early releases

Up to 2,000 offenders due to be freed in England and Wales in September after serving 40% of sentence

The Independent UK

Overcrowding, drug misuse and violence: A journey through the prison system in numbers

In light of new figures exposing the crisis in the justice, Jabed Ahmed takes a look at what they tell us about the prison experience

The Guardian - UK

UK riots: how does the violence compare with unrest in August 2011?

From disinformation to police staffing and prison spaces, we look at the similarities and differences 13 years apart

The Independent UK

Number of prisoners released into homelessness rises by a third in a year, despite new government scheme

Exclusive: In just a year, more than 9,200 ex-prisoners left jail only to become homeless

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